This is the first of two volumes covering the design, development, construction and operation of one of the most well known and largest classes of steam locomotives ever to run on the railways of Great Britain. This first volume covers locomotives numbered 5000-5471.
Authored by the well known and highly respected locomotive historian John Jennison, the book maintains the very high standard of detail and accuracy which is the hallmark of RCTS publications.
Lavishly illustrated with black and white photographs from the introduction of the class through to the 1950s and with many diagrams and tables of data. Hardback. 288 pages. Published 2013.